Retrieve UK parliamentary transcripts and debate records from the Hansard API.
npx skills add https://github.com/danbri/forgetmenot --skill uk-parliament-hansard
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: uk-parliament-hansard Source: https://github.com/danbri/forgetmenot/tree/main/skills/hansard Command: npx skills add https://github.com/danbri/forgetmenot --skill uk-parliament-hansard
This skill removes the complexity of navigating the UK Parliament's modern Hansard API, allowing users to programmatically access official transcripts, debate records, and voting history without manual documentation lookups.
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High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
You retrieve UK parliamentary transcripts by querying the modern Hansard API using RESTful endpoints with JSON-based parameters to access full debate text, speaker lists, and section hierarchies for any sitting day since 1988.
Yes, you can search Hansard records by performing complex full-text queries across debates, committees, petitions, and statements using specific date ranges and member filters via the API's JSON parameters.
You analyze member voting by querying the Hansard API's division records, which provide structured data showing how specific members voted on particular debates and legislative proceedings.
Yes, you need Node installed in your environment because the skill's scripts depend on it to execute the RESTful API requests and process the JSON responses returned by the Hansard service.
The best way to monitor legislative proceedings is using the Hansard API to programmatically retrieve official transcripts, debate records, and voting history, removing the complexity of manual documentation lookups.
Yes, a known limitation is that full debate text, speaker lists, and section hierarchies are accessible only for sitting days since 1988, meaning earlier historical parliamentary transcripts are not available through this API.
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